Table 1 Estimate calculations, formula description and illustrations where they were used

Activity Frequency rates

The number of observations of all workers in the same professional category was considered for each observed activity divided by the total number of activities observed for workers in the same professional category.

Example: FRMC_I (Frequency rate of individual medical consultation)

\({FRMC}_{I}=\left(\frac{Number of Medical Consultations observed individually}{Total medical consultations observed}\right)x 100\)

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Activity time rates

The time observed for each activity of all workers in the same professional category was summed and divided by the total time recorded for each activity among workers in the same professional category.

Example: SMCTR_C (Shared medical consultation time rate)

\({SMCTR}_{C}=\left(\frac{Sum of time for shared medical appointments}{Sum time of the total medical consultations observed}\right)x 100\)

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Uni-professional and multi-professional shared practice time rates

Using the groupings depicted in Figure 1a and 1b, the time recorded for uni-professional and multiprofessional shared activities was grouped for each type of shared activity according to professional category. The rate followed the same logic as the time rate.

Example: DUSPTR_UM (Doctor's uniprofessional shared practice time rate)

\({DUSPTR}_{um}=\left(\frac{Time spent on uniprofessional practice activities of the physician}{Total time of the physician{\prime}s uniprofessional practices}\right)x 100\)

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Time rates between teams

The time rates for the teams' shared practice activities were classified into four categories, Figure 1b, and calculated following the same logic as the activity time rates.

Example: PTRS_OE of FHT (Practice time rate shared with other teams in the FHT)

\({PTRS}_{OE} of FHT=\left(\frac{Time for shared practice activities of FHTworkers with other teams}{Total time of shared practice activities of FHT workers)}\right)x 100\)

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Rate of professionals involved in information exchange

Exchanges of information involving only one professional were considered for this calculation; those that included more than one professional were excluded from this sub-analysis. The rates follow the same method as the frequency rate.

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